SI TANGGANG - ONE OF THE FAMOUS MYTHS

Okay guys , it's been a long time since the new post . Last week, some of us went for JPAM camping . It took place from Friday to Sunday .Woahhh! WHAT A TIRING EVENT ! So, no relaxing-nothing to do-  weekend  for us last week. :(

Enough mumbling , lets just move on to our topics this week - MYTHOS !( myths from now onwards) .
Well , we sure heard a lot about  myths - there are A LOT of myths that are famous here in Malaysia . For example , Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup and The Legend of Hang Tuah . There are also the myths about Lake Chini and Tioman Island .

Myths is actually a story , told by our folks to the youngsters. Myths may be , and may not be true. Sometimes , it started as a true story ,  but when people re-told the story , they might have change certain parts.

Have you guys ever heard about Si Tanggang? Yes , it is one of the famous myths among us , Malaysians. Lets just recall the story  , okayyyy :)

The film Si Tanggang was published in 1961

Long time ago ( as usually how story will starts.. hehe) , there lived a very poor couple , named Si Deruma and Si Talang . They have a son , named Si Tanggang . Si Tanggang always dreams of being rich and well-known throughout the land . SO....

One day , he decided to work at the sea . He promised his parents that he will be back . Lucky him , he managed to work with a rich man that owns a ship . Si Tanggang worked and worked so hard , until he gets the attention of the ship owner . The ship owner later allowed him to marry his daughter and be the captain of the ship .

Si Tanggang accepted the offer , and so he married the rich man's daughter . He decided to keep up the hard work , so he together with his wife sailed to and unknown country , in which turn out to be his OWN VILLAGE!

Everybody in the village was surprised when they looked at Si Tanggang . Who can imagine from a village boy , he turns out to be a very rich person . His parents recognized him in an instant and went to the ship to meet him. They also brought all his favourite food.

But , Si Tanggang feels embarressed with how ugly and poor his parents are . When his wife asked him "Is that your mother and father ?"

He said "Of course not darling . I have no parents . They died already long time ago "

His mother was so sad when she heard that . She said " Oh Si Tanggang , have you forgotten me ? I am your mother . Here, I bring you your favourite food ". Si Tanggang's mother was clinging on his ship .

"Go away ! You are not my mother ! I have no mother ! " Si Tanggang shouted . He then hits his mother until she and the food fell into the sea.

 His mother then said , heartbrokenly , " Oh God , please show him that I'm his mother ".

Out of the sudden , the weather changes . There were black clouds , followed by lightning and storm together with heavy rain. Si Tanggang was scared . He realized he has done something very, very bad . He then trying to apologized to his parents , but its useless . He was too late . Lastly Si Tanggang , together with his wife and all the crews and the ship turned into stone .

                         Stone , that looks like a person begging for something. It was said that this is Si Tanggang . Is this true ? 

End of story. Yes , it may sound ridiculous in this modern era. But , what actually this story is telling
us ? Of course , the moral we can obviously see is that we must not be an ungrateful son or person . Our parents are the most valuable gift we have , so we must never disobey them . Love our parents , and never forget where we came from . Do not end up like Si Tanggang !